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Work Experience
Experience level: 2-5 years
Profile/Cover Letter:
Dallas, Texas, USA

Career Objective

To work in the wireless sector of a Telecommunications Organization, where I can utilize and promote my skills in Telecommunications and Networking.

Career Summary

 Three years of wireless telecommunication experience in UMTS Design, Tuning and Optimization
 Successfully completed the design, tuning and optimization of UMTS Networks using tools like OSS, TEMS Investigation, Actix, Agilent, MCOM, MapInfo, KodZilla, Omega, Asset3g and other tools
 Provided UMTS consultation to the operator
 Experience in leading a team of drive testers
 Have taken a lead role in many projects
 Provided mentoring to new as well as experienced employees
 Utilized IT skills for the benefit of projects
 Hands on experience of Spectrum analyzer, Oscilloscope, GPS system

Citizenship United States of America

Education

Bachelor of Science
Degree in Electrical Engineering University of Texas at Dallas

Professional Experience

Ericsson, USA RF Engineer May 2004 to Date

RF Tuning and Optimization Projects

1) Cingular (Boston, MA and Little Rock, AR) UMTS/HSDPA Post Launch Tuning, Optimization and Customer Support:

Provided Customer Support as Ericsson’s representative to the markets of Boston and Little Rock, for Cingular Wireless

 Responsible for the UMTS network from the customer’s point of view (After post Launch)
 Responsible for explaining to the customer about UMTS
 Worked one on one with the customer to find solutions to the problems faced with network
 Provided daily KPI’s to the customer
 Tuned event triggering parameters to improve the overall KPIs related to IRAT Handover, Dropped call rate, Network Accessibility, Soft/Softer Handover and data throughput of network.
 Lead a team of drive testers and RF Engineers for post launch drive testing and tuning.
 Setup IMSI and Cell Traces on OSS for uplink analysis of drive data.
 Setup of counters and formulas to generate daily statistical reports of KPI’s and monitor effects of changes.

Tools used: WCDMA OSS (NCS & MRR), KodZilla, Prospect, Business objects, TEMS Investigation 7.1, Agilent, MCOM, MapInfo, Microsoft Excel, Omega.

2) Cingular (Houston, Little Rock, Los Angeles, and Florida) UMTS/HSDPA Pre Launch tuning:

Worked in the pre launch phases of the following markets: Houston, Little Rock, Los Angeles, and Florida.

Tasks Included:

 Analysis of TEMS and Agilent drive data to find Missing UTRAN and IRAT neighbors, Swapped feeders.
 Analysis of uplink IMSI traces for drive test UEs to find any core issue.
 Pilot pollution analysis and downtilt recommendations for overshooting cells.
 Gave recommendations for areas that were low in coverage.
 Analysis of Layer messages.
 Parameter audit of all the sites with the RND-CIQ to make sure all newly on aired sites have the correct parameters loaded.

Tools used: Actix Analyzer, MCOM, MapInfo, Omega, TEMS Investigation 7.1, Sonar, Asset 3G and Wines Radio Plan, OSS.

3) Cingular (Little Rock and Florida) UMTS/HSDPA Post Launch Analysis and tuning:

Analyzed post launch drive data of Little Rock and Florida markets to tune network for final customer handover. Optimized Clusters on a finer scale.

Tools used: OSS, Actix, TEMS investigation 7.1, Omega, Excel, MapInfo, Sonar.

RF Design Experience

Worked for the Cingular UMTS Roll Out project

Completed UMTS/HSDPA design for the following markets: Boston, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Antonio, Indianapolis, Tennessee, Kentucky, North California, Norfolk, and Richmond.

Tasks Included:

 Model Verification (850/1900 MHz)
 UMTS site selection & survey based on services & coverage prediction using Asset3g
 Select & survey the best site location to maximize radio coverage by specifying antenna height, azimuth, angle, equipment grade, and antenna tilt
 Coverage prediction and Monte Carlo analysis using Asset3g from Aircom.
 Verifying design criteria using Monte Carlo simulations
 UMTS scrambling code (SC) planning.
 3G/2G neighbor selection.
 Identification, analysis & optimization of pilot pollution
 Drive route planning for various markets
 Using Wines Radio plan to optimize market
 Importing and exporting of .xml files into and from Asset3g
 Involved in maintaining the entire database ,running predictions for each and every cell, checking the pilot coverage, Ec/Io, Uplink and Downlink Parameters and optimizing the design by running predictions and simulations for different voice and data scenarios.
 Checking the Coverage and interference level using single cell coverage predictions.
 Generating Reports, Statistics and tuning the design model after a detailed study of the statistics including allowing and/or removing antenna down tilts wherever necessary


Field Technician:

Worked for the AT&T Wireless UMTS Project:

Tasks Included:

 Collection of drive test data
 Site survay
 Reporting problems to Fellow Engineers
 A-GPS Testing

Verizon, USA Hardware Technical Support Representative Oct 03 to May 04
 Customer Service over the telephone
 Analyzing / Diagnosing hardware failure
 Provided customers support for DSL connections

Compumart, USA Manager 2001 to 2003

 Computer sales and service.
 Repaired and assembled computers.
 Debugged Microsoft Operating Systems

Stream International, USA Hardware Technical Support Representative 1999 to 2001

 First and Second Level Technical support for notebook computers
 First and Second Level Technical support for Wireless Networking Components on multiple Platforms
 Level Three Advanced Operating System support for Internal and External customers including Multi-system and Multi-platform Networking
 Second Level Technical support for Time Warner Broadband Service


Trainings Completed

 Ericsson training on UMTS.
 Actix Analyzer Training.

Trainings giving

 Gave new employees training on UMTS Design with Asset3g
 Gave new employees training on UMTS Tuning / Optimization with Tems Investigation and Actix Analyzer.


RF Engineering Tools

 WCDMA OSS, TEMS investigation 3.2 to 7.1, Agilent, Actix Analyzer, Omega, MapInfo, MCOM, Wines Radioplan and Asset3g.

Computer skills

 Proficient in computer networking, computer repair, MS Office Suite, MS Windows 2000/XP/Vista.


 
Most Recent Employer: Ericsson
Job Title: RF Engineer
Start Month/Year: 05/2004
End Month/Year: 03/2007
City: Plano
Country: USA
Description: RF Design and Optimization

Background and Experience
 
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
School Name: Univisity of Texas
Major: Electrical Engineering
City: Richardson
Country: Tajikistan
Graduation Date: 08/05/2004
Description: Not Specified

Languages
Language Level
 
English Fluent

Job Preferences
Job Category: 3g RF Design/Optimization
Job Type: Contract
Job Status: Immediate
Desired Salary: $0 Unspecified
Desired Location: Not Specified
Willing to Relocate: Yes

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